Aribo is the only Nigerian among top three earners in their clubs in EPL

Nigerians like Alex Iwobi, Joe Aribo, Wilfred Ndidi, Kelechi Iheanancho and others play in the EPL but only Aribo is among the top three earners in each of the EPL clubs

Apr 17, 2023 - 08:18
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Aribo is the only Nigerian among top three earners in their clubs in EPL
Joe Aribo

The English Premier League is the most lucrative division in world football and home to some of the highest-paid players including top Nigerian players.

Average pay packets have skyrocketed in recent years, with clubs such as Manchester United, City and Liverpool able to fork out monstrous salaries.

It's not surprising that the stars of the Premier League, such as Mo Salah, Erling Haaland and Casemiro, benefit from more money.

Nigerians like Alex Iwobi, Joe Aribo, Wilfred Ndidi, Kelechi Iheanancho and other play in the EPL but only Aribo is among the top three earners in each of the EPL clubs.

Here, are the three biggest earners at each of the top flight's 20 teams.

All figures have been independently sourced, however, some of the numbers provided are approximations and not exact figures.

Arsenal

  1. Gabriel Jesus £270,000-per-week; 
  2. Thomas Partey £220,000-per-week; 
  3. Oleksandr Zinchenko £200,000-per-week

Aston Villa

  1. Philippe Coutinho £120,000-per-week;
  2. Emiliano Martinez £100,000-per-week; 
  3. Tyrone Mings £95,000-per-week

Bournemouth 

  1. Jefferson Lerma £55,000-per-week;
  2.  Neto £50,000-per-week; 
  3. Dominic Solanke £50,000-per-week

Brentford

1.Ben Mee £50,000-per-week; 

  1. Mathias Jensen £50,000-per-week; 

3.Bryan Mbeumo £50,000-per-week

Brighton

1.Lewis Dunk £72,000-per-week; 

2.Alexis Mac Allister £72,000-per-week

Chelsea

  1. Raheem Sterling £350,000-per-week; 
  2. N'Golo Kante £340,000-per-week; 
  3. Romelu Lukaku £325,000-per-week

Crystal Palace

  1. Wilfried Zaha £130,000-per-week; 
  2. Joachim Andersen £100k-per-week; 
  3. Odsonne Edouard £65,000-per-week

Everton

  1. Yerry Mina £120,000-per-week; 
  2. Jordan Pickford £110,000-per-week; 
  3. Dominic Calvert-Lewin £85,000-per-week

Fulham 

  1. Aleksandar Mitrovic £130,000-per-week; 
  2. Cedric Soares £100,000-per-week; 
  3. Tom Cairney £100,000-per-week; 
  4. Bernd Leno £100,000-per-week

Leeds United

1.Georginio Rutter £100,000-per-week; 

2.Luis Sinisterra £100,000-per-week;

3.Patrick Bamford £100,000-per-week

Leicester City

  1. Jamie Vardy £150,000-per-week; 
  2. James Maddison £110,000-per-week; 
  3. Jonny Evans £100,000-per-week

Liverpool

  1. Mo Salah £385,000-per-week; 
  2. Virgil van Dijk £300,000-per-week; 
  3. Thiago Alcantara £210,000-per-week

Manchester City

1.Erling Haaland £385,000-per-week;  

2.Kevin De Bruyne £385,000-per-week; 

3.Jack Grealish £300,000-per-week

Manchester United

1.Casemiro £375,000-per-week; 

2.David de Gea £375,000-per-week; 

3.Marcus Rashford £250,000-per-week; 

3.Anthony Martial £250,000-per-week; 

4.Jadon Sancho £250,000-per-week

Newcastle United

  1. Kieran Trippier £120,000-per-week; 
  2. Bruno Guimaraes £120,000-per-week; 
  3. Callum Wilson £120,000-per-week;
  4.  Alexander Isak £120,000-per-week

Nottingham Forest

  1. Jesse Lingard £120,000-per-week; 
  2. Chris Wood £100,000-per-week; 
  3. Jonjo Shelvey £75,000-per-week

Southampton

  1. James Ward-Prowse £110,000-per-week; 
  2. Theo Walcott £75,000-per-week; 
  3. Joe Aribo £70,000-per-week

Tottenham Hotspur

  1. Harry Kane £300,000-per-week; 
  2. Son Heung-min £210,000-per-week; 
  3. Ivan Perisic £180,000-per-week

West Ham United

  1. Lucas Paqueta £150,000-per-week; 
  2. Kurt Zouma £125,000-per-week; 
  3. Danny Ings £100,000-per-week

Wolverhampton Wanderers 

  1. Pablo Sarabia £90,000-per-week; 
  2. Raul Jimenez £85,000-per-week; 
  3. Joao Moutinho £85,000-per-week











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